Holgorsen, a former offensive coordinator at UH and Oklahoma State, will serve as the Moutaineers' offensive coordinator and head coach in waiting for the 2011 season. He will replace Stewart for the 2012 season.

Kill replaces Brewster, who was fired in October after the team started 1-6. The Gophers finished 3-9. In his three seasons as head coach at Northern Illinois, Kill went 23-16 and led the Huskies to bowls in all three campaigns.

Edsall takes over for Friedgen, who was fired after a 10-year run at his alma mater. Edsall spent 12 years at Connecticut, guiding the Huskies out of Division I-AA (now FBS) and into the Big East, where he won a pair of conference titles and finished with a 74-70 record.

Wannstedt was forced to resign in early December after six seasons. Hired in mid-December, Haywood, the former Miami (Ohio) head coach, was fired New Years Day following his arrest on a domestic violence charge. Graham posted a 36-17 record in four seasons at Tulsa and guided Rice to a 7-6 record in 2006, his only year with the Owls.

Spurned by Jim Harbaugh and Les Miles, Michigan replaces RichRod with San Diego State head coach Hoke, a former Wolverines assistant. Rodriguez was fired after going 15-22 in three seasons with the Wolverines. That includes an 0-6 mark against rivals Ohio State and Michigan State. Hoke led San Diego State to a 9-4 record in 2010.